Nepal is considered one of the world's best destinations for mountaineering and peak climbing.
The long 800 kms stretch of the Himalayas ranges with eight highest peaks that rises above
8,000m and varied landscape in Nepal offers best adventures tourism in Nepal. Mountaineering
Expedition in Nepal became a popular adventure sport all over the globe since Sir Edmund
Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled Mt. Everest in May 1953.
There are 1310 identified Himalayan peaks in Nepal, and over 3000 peaks over 6000 meters,
many of which have still not been opened for climbing. There are two types of mountains
opened for climbing. One group of mountains includes those smaller peaks over 6000m which
are comparatively easy to climb and has been categorized as ‘trekking peaks’. The second and
the most prized group of mountains include peaks over 6000m which are technically, physically
and mentally very hard to climb and require extensive experience on the part of mountaineers.
Nepal boasts eight of the worlds 14 peaks over 8000m Himalaya including the top of the world
Mt. Everest (8848m), Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586m), Mt. Lhotse (8516m), Mt. Makalu (8463m), Mt.
Cho Oyu (8201m), Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m), Mt. Manaslu (8163m) Mt. Annapurna (8091m).